Fetal alcohol-exposed rats exhibit differential response to cholinergic drugs on a delay-dependent memory task

Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 230-243

  Nagahara, Alan H ^a   Handa, Robert J ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; MECAMYLAMINE; MUSCARINIC AGENT; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGENT; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PILOCARPINE; SCOPOLAMINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ALERTNESS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEARNING; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RAT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING;

EID: 0032755390     PISSN: 10747427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/nlme.1999.3909     Document Type: Article

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